Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Why this Role is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Enterprise SaaS increasingly depends on infrastructure that makes cloud delivery feel invisible to end users, and Citrix’s Virtual Apps and Desktops sits squarely in that layer. This Principal Software Engineer role stands out because it is tied to a managed cloud services product line where reliability, security boundaries, and performance are core product features, not internal tooling. The focus on provisioning and boot pipelines highlights the kind of foundational engineering that underpins Desktop as a Service and large-scale application delivery.
For a long-term SaaS career, the value here is depth across the parts of the stack that many product engineers rarely touch. Work spanning kernel-mode drivers, firmware, and virtual disk formats builds an intuition for how cloud services behave under stress, how isolation is enforced, and where latency and failure modes originate. Exposure to major cloud platforms and virtualization ecosystems also maps well to other infrastructure-heavy SaaS domains.
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Job Description
Principal Software Engineer, CVAD
Citrix is the recognized leader in VDI, Desktop-as-a-Service, and application delivery solutions. We empower enterprises of all sizes to enable secure hybrid and remote working from anywhere, using any device. Our platform delivershigh-performance user experience, zero-trust security, and operational cost efficiency across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployments.
TheCVAD (Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops)team is a unique blend of structured vision and startup-like innovation. You will develop leading-edge software alongside a talented team to create innovative cloud solutions. By joining us,you’llhelp buildcutting-edgesolutions for 100 million people worldwide to securely access their desktops and applications.
Job Description
We are looking for aPrincipal Software Engineerwith12–15 years ofexpertiseinC/C++ systems programming(or 8 years with a Master’s / 5 years with a PhD).The ideal candidate is driven by solving complex operating system challenges andpossessesa deep mastery of data structures, algorithms, and kernel-level frameworks
You are well-rounded in driving innovation and managing the entire software development life cycle. You are self-driven, proactive, and a team player withstrong communicationskills. You thrive in collaborative environments and understand the power of a team over the individual. If you have a "can-do" attitude and a passion for ever-improving performance, we would love to talk to you!
The position within CVAD (Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops) will focus on the development of Citrix-Managed Cloud Services product line, which will present you with a unique opportunity tosolve complex problems.
In this role, you will tackle high-stakes challenges withinPVS (Provisioning Services)while building elite-levelexpertiseacross major platforms likeAzure, GCP, AWS, VMware, andXenServer.
Our team culture is a unique blend that combines the structured vision and process maturity of a well-established software company with the dynamism and vibrancy of a small startup.
Duties and Responsibilities
Architect and troubleshoot end-to-end network boot pipelines usingPXE, TFTP, DHCP, and DNStofacilitatebare-metal and virtual machine provisioning.
Required Experience & Skills
Good tohave Experience& Skills
OS Architecture & Internals:Deep understanding of system execution flows, interrupt handling, memory management, and I/O request lifecycles.
Virtual Disk & Storage Standards:Technical understanding of virtualized storage formats, including the management of snapshots, differencing disks, and metadata structures.
Compensation may vary depending on your location, qualifications including job-related education, training, experience, licensure, and certification, that could result at a level outside of these ranges. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus, and sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role as well as individual performance.
NY generally ranges: $169,832-$254,748
CA generally ranges: $177,216-$265,824
All other locations fall under our General State range: $147,680-$221,520
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Cloud Software Group and the country where you work. U.S. based employees are typically offered access to healthcare, life insurance and disability benefits, 401(k) plan and company match, among others. This requisition has no specific deadline for completion.
About Us:
Cloud Software Group is one of the world’s largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done — from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks. Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap -- a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud.
Cloud Software Group is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation status), marital status, military service, protected veteran status, political activity or affiliation, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave and other protected classifications.
If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any part of the application process, please contact us via the Bridge portal for assistance.
